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. The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 46. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? MARCH 14. 1906. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY. incitement in Kock tlill. L Over an Attempted Criminal Assault on a Little White ^ Girl by a Negro?Lynching Averted by Hurrying Fiend to York Jail hp ?cial to The Charlotte Observer. Rock Hill, S 0., March 11.? j. 4 The town of Rock Hill was in \ a quiver ol excitement last night over an attack upon the 13 yearold daughter of W. L. Sweet, o the Arcade Mill vilage. A lyncn . . j| log was avoided by the care and prompt action ol the policemen, who, on catching the man thev n had suspected, hurried him off i>. i " through the country to the Yorkville jail. lie had been positively identified by the girl, ^ and three other little girls who were with her when the negro attacked her, and was weil 00 * (J his way to Yorkville in a buggy with two ofheers, armed with shot, guus; when the crowd of operatives, who were searching for him, learned of his capture. ^ , The town is still warmly discuss ing the incident, but no further trouble is ieared. The negro, Will Crosby, who had been doing odd jobs about the mill village for several days, did not Riiri-?r:a? hie don oar Ha ^ . was captured in a store late la^t \ night. The little girls were com ing through a little wooded por- ^ tion of the suburb,along a branch, v when Crosby jumped from be- r huid a tree and seized the girl. ^ She screamed and fought desperately, her clothing being par- c ..jfc tialiy torn from her in the vio- ^ lent efforts she made to free her- e sell. Crosby drew a knife and 11 threatened to plunge it into her 11 bosom if she did not. submit. a The quick-witted girl saved herself by agreeing to meet him that evening and then came home " and told her parents. 11 , M . a ?Mr. Tos Faile and Miss McCoy were married Sunday in 11 Flat Creek township by Notary Public W. F. Estridge. e ?"Betsy Hamilton," who is r, 1 O 1,110 IIIUBl author reader of the south will U ? feiVH ?ne ?1 her inimitable re ci'als at tbe graded school audi s torium next Monday night, for p the benefit ol the school library. As will be seen by announce- ti ment elsewhere, Messrs B. M. c Welsh it Co., a new mercantile li firm composed of well known it and progressive young men, has J. opened up an uptodate slock ol u groceries in the Springs Block, e 4 Call and see I he new store and d r \ new goods. A fearful mining catastrophe si occurred in the northern part of it France Saturday. Fire damp k exploded in a coal mine, des- o troying a number of pits and (1 causing nearly 1800 men to be li entombed. Over 1100 livoa were lost. Ci / .etter from Mr. John W. ? Twitty, !? ii Vhose Articles are Always i. Read with Much Interest it by his Former Fellow Cit- ? izens of Lancaster?A Va- ? b riety of Matters of Local \\ Interest Entertainingly Commented Upon-?Geor- hi 4 gia's Redhot Gubernatorial VL . ti Campaign. h g Mr. Editor: The late article ^ u The News by Miss Marie Craig ^ a very read b e and contains . nnch t hat was news tothis scribe. [Mie account given of the burial f Andrew Jackson, Sr., is sensa- ? ional and full of romance. It is lard to believe that men prolucing such a posterity would C :ive way to drink, and make such 6 m inhumane job in the last act lone tor their fellow. The incilent is said to come from Mr. teece Massey (second hand I 8 telieve,) whom we all know to lave been well posted generally. )ne other thing in the commuoi 11 ation was the noted, brilliant ^ haracters born and raised in the ^ Vaxhaw section. Leaving out General Jackson, the writer inroduced a number ot the best, neu South Carolina ever jroluced. ' 0 By the wav, Miss Craig .is a laughter ot J.E. Craig whose t vife was Miss Drenuan, if 1 re h nember correctlv. She should . li vrite more. o Your Macon, Ga.f correspon- p lent's articles are read with in -*re?t. Mav he continue to give v vents of the Central city. I am c lot sure I know- who that writer 0 f, but it is not so much the man the matter. % The papers tell you all about jj he campaign which is now goine ^ n in this Sta'e, and also exhibit, 8 isually on first page, (Journal g nd Constitution,) pictures.? )h, such'pictures and mud slingng ! Too bad! Smith is cer ^ ainly in the lead now, but no ^ ccounting what may l e in the nd It is thought that ihe ra'l , riad and other corporations will so big money on Howell; there- ire, as money is power we must j ee the end to know how much ower is put forth. Your city (I mean old Canons sr ) continues to improve. Mm li redit is due to one 1nn.11 I ol ide to Col. Leroy Springs, who / as certainly done much for I'incaster. Why not the good J ,'ork continue? It is his inter- n st to aid to his holdings and in- \ irectlv help the town.| \ I see you have another hank, e rhich is able to mako a fine a liowing in a very short time. It p ? a marvel to older persons to (j now how they got along with 8( id banking institutions. Now ie liev must bo established in every n ttle town. Such is lite. fi The fourth bank has been reen tly organized here, aggregate ipital about $<>00,000, besides1 tree or four building ?n'i loan j rganizations 'l'lie city of Val i osta has made wonderful stride-'' Dc i material prosperity and every j ; ody seems to have confidence in i s future. Recently large sums : f money have been URed in the ity proper. Cement paving and rick streets, etc , which will kely continue indefinitely. I am anxious tor some of your est men to pass tips way and je( lie over" long enough to see ^ lie city movement. y My, my, what a big matter frc as grown out of Morrison's ssassination, or, I might say, lie murder of Will Floyd, and lie end is not yet. One thing i sure : Sheriff Hunter will ejc alk back if his toes are tramncil ?? 11111 n. 1 have not the least idea he parties suing will ever get pj. cent of daniage out ot the tj1( ounty, but it is vexatious and xpeasive to defend. co( 1 s e you have the Express ot yr ice up town. Continue to con wj. end for depot and po-toflice milding and they will both be .u upplied. ev You know, Mr. Editor, you oust do all the talking and do it tjv ree at that. Hardly just, but ku ou have got into that way of oing and will have to keep it up. ^ You know, Mr. Editor, I have 8R, ieen trying to get your farmers o make pindars as part of their rop. I still urge a trial. It is t|J( very important crop in this tel ection. Easy to cultivate and ,G1 he hogs do the balance and get ()t at on them. Car load .after car _ja ana, pernaps zo cars, have been o(j rdered here for planting pur oses. ,io It this is worth a place in 1 wi our paper, my friends in Lan- se( aster will know that I am still n the land among the living- [t I lorgot, at. the proper place, o suggest that Lancaster estabish a system of water works, Jo town can afford to do without ,:n uch a plant. To have a good j upply of water flowing through our streets is inestimable. teT I thought I would ask abou' ,\ p lie Kershaw and Lancaster line (Je from some things that I have een I think the latter is tearlul i hat this line will be established little too far North to suit their yc eelings and purse. As you see, . look on trom a distance. , Yours truly, Ifn J. W. Twitty. tal Vahlosta, Ga., March 12. c<" , ^ , tlx ># l>ftn\el'H Ijvctiire. co I The lecture of Dr. J. W. )an?el, of Columbia, on the " J-': uuuiin-i ll mm*-, neiiverea Mere fonday night, in !lie Grace lethodist cliurch, was highly ntertaining and instrnctiv e, hounding in hoth humor and cit a'mob. Tne speaker was intro- e<lt uced by the Key. li E. Turnip me sod, pastor of the First Method da it church. The audience was on nusually large, the church be- bai lied. prr Subscribe for The News. | s r Caution to Farmers. >n't Over-Plant Cotton th Season?If you do, Pric will Drop to 6 or 7 Cents Views of a High Author: tyEvery farmer should read tl lowing interesting and time! ter which has been receive Secretary Cheatham, of th uthern Cotton Associatioi >m Superintendent. King of tl w York Cotton Exchange: Your favor of the 9th instai received. Thanks for Ereg nt Jordan's cotton statist'c which give the facts clear d intelligently. In my opinion the comir inting season will prove to 1 3 most trying if not the mo ^ D itical in the experience of tl I toil frvnwpTa nf llto D?w f? W4W v** law VJW LI? ying because tbere are mai 10 believe 10 or 10i cents w: [>ye so serious a temptation 0 planter that he will pi ery available acre in cotto lis opinion is not confined is section < f the country alon t is endorsed by many of tl od people of the South, 11 unters of cotton 1 am glad VIt will indeed prove a critic ison for the planter and f b entire South should tl nptation to over-plant in cc 1 be carried out The yea splendid work of your Ass ition together with that )er6 who have co-operate 11 be swept away, and a cone n of servitude for the plant 11 be re enacted with its co pient 6c or 7c for cotton. This is not an extreme pictur is certain to occur unless tl intara at uiul oaIi/11 ? U o\;uv.iij lU^O I111 d lor their own protectic rersifvir.g the planting, pa g in a moderate acreage on! cotton. If the planters wi t protect themselves in a mn ol such vital interest, 10m can they look for helj rtainly not to the buyer ar i consumer. To sum up the matter, tl nation lor weal or for woe, f< or lor l'2c is entirely in tl nds of the planter. In a bri erval of time the world wi ow whether he has provt se to himself or has had tl nrage and manliness to resi J temptation which no reatens to wrest from him tl utrol of the sit ; ition. Yours truly, Wm. V. King. *. ,foe Utt/itr limit ff Hurt. Mr. J. E Usher, an excellei izen and good farmer of tl item portion ot the count; t with a bad accident Moi v. Ho fell from a buildir which lie was at work, h ck striking a large rock 011 tl >und. He was unconscious f reral hours and is still in io*:s co h'ti*". Court Proceedings. I is j Several Cases Disposed of :e and a Number Yet to be - Tried. The court of general ReRSfiions convened here Monday morning. Judge Klugh presiding. Col. L. I C. Hough was made foreman of d 1 b? grand jury. The following ca^es have thus ie j tar$been {{disposed of : litiie ^ Caldwell, ^charged with assault aud4battery with intent to kill, . was tound guiltv on second at , count in the indictment and sen. Utenced to 12 months' imprisonI* ment or to pay fine of $H)0. John Blackmou, charged" wi'h miir/leii *" f * v )r ..1UHIC1, >Yrt? IUUII'l glUJ'V v0f manslaughter and received a 30 . 3-year sentence. Water Cud st . 1 ** ningham, alias Bunk Reddish, . tileadel guilty to larceny and vvas sentenced to 18 months' IV |j imprisonment. The case of John and. Kolteri Kennedy, otlense, to J 1 t violating dispensary law resulted in the conviction of John and. ^ the acquittal of Robert. True bills have been found iu ^ following cases: Eugene En. ilish, larceny; Edgar S. McD >w, a-sault and battery with intent to kill and carrying coin ftj cealed weapons?trial set for toor morrow; Chas. Roach and W. R . Roberts, violating dispensary lum* A ?/! % ??v?, aiiuicw /\nuerson, murder; rg Ulark Ivy, murder. Tliere are ? number of other bills before 0f 'be grand jury for consideration, j imong them several for viola tions of the dispensary law. er Two cases against Isom Duun lap for assault and battery with intent to kill were nol pressed. e ; The case of Julia Witherspoon ie {for violating labor contract, ap0r j peal from magistrate's court ,, in I was dismissed. The appeal of the defendant in case ol Town of lv Lancaster vs. Joseph 1). Walker, II for selling liquor, was dismissed. ,t- ? to Three trains were wrecked >? Sunday on the B. ?fc (). railroad id nean Bloomdale, Ohio. A passenger train dashed info two ,e Ireight trains already piled upon r)r each other. A fierce snow storm ie w as raging at the time. Two ef persons were killed and filteen ill injured. 3n John Burko and Ed Aycock, he two Georgia fanners, quarreled st Saturday, a' Scarboro, about a w mule, which resulted in each shooting and killing the otlu*r Meagre report* have been received <>f a lour days1 light in the Philippines between Uncle Sam's troops and hostile Mores Fifteen American soldiers were nt killed and a number wounded. le it is eslima'ed that the native* y, had nine hundred killed or 11- wounded. Tl e Americans fought >g their way through a strongly for-is tified position. ie ? ? or Dr. .f. H. Thornwell, D. D.y a ot Fort Mill, was in town y eater-;day.